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The Sukhoi Su-17 Fitter is a variable sweep-wing design fighter bomber developed in the Soviet Union. The Sukhoi Su-17 was developed from the Sukhoi Su-7, and entered service in 1969. The Su-17 served in more than 20 countries, and is still in use in a number of countries.

The Sukhoi Su-20 and the Sukhoi Su-22 are usually considered as variants of the Su-17 Fitter.

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Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-17, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been modified and shortened

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"Su-17 (12387687753).jpg" by Rob Schleiffert, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Su-17_(12387687753).jpg, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en)
"Sukhoi Su-17 Fitter (7721110410).jpg" by Sergey Rodovnichenko, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sukhoi_Su-17_Fitter_(7721110410).jpg, License: CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en)
"Sukhoi Su-22M-4R ‘3305’ (16195888353).jpg" by Alan Wilson, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sukhoi_Su-22M-4R_%E2%80%983305%E2%80%99_(16195888353).jpg, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en) - ALSO USED AS THUMBNAIL
"Welcome to Kabul Airport (5451148002).jpg" by Peretz Partensky, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Welcome_to_Kabul_Airport_(5451148002).jpg, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en)

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